CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State quarterback Jake Luton has been named the College Football Performance Awards National Player of the Week.
Luton, from Marysville, Wash., threw for a career-best five touchdowns and completed 18-of-26 pass attempts for 285 yards in the Beavers' 48-31 win over UCLA on Saturday night. He also ran for a 19-yard score late in the fourth quarter, becoming the first Oregon State player to account for six touchdowns in a game since Sean Mannion versus Colorado in 2013.
He is the second Pac-12 Conference player to earn the CFPA's weekly honor this season.